Conformable tactile sensing using screen printed P(VDF-TrFE) and MWCNT-PDMS composites

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 2014-December, Issue December, 2014, Pages 862-865

  Khan, Saleem ^a,b   Dahiya, Ravinder ^c   Tinku, Sajina ^a,b   Lorenzelli, Leandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible electronics; Piezoelectric sensors; Piezoresistive sensors; Screen printing; Tactile sensors

Indexed keywords

DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MICROCHANNELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SCREEN PRINTING; SENSOR ARRAYS; SILICONES; SUBSTRATES; TOUCH SCREENS;

MULTI WALL CARBON NANOTUBE(MWCNT); PIEZO-RESISTIVE SENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SCREEN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY; TACTILE SENSORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84931095736     PISSN: 19300395     EISSN: 21689229     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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